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Construction trades programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 21 accredited campuses awarding construction credentials. If you finish and work as a construction laborer in Tennessee, expect to start around $34,910–$37,670 and reach a median of $45,000 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,450 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $27,572 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What construction laborers earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 26,250 employed in Tennessee. National median: $47,120.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CollegedaleCrossvilleCrumpDicksonElizabethtonHarrimanHohenwaldHuntsvilleJacksboroLivingstonMcMinnvilleMemphisMorristownMurfreesboroNashvilleNewbernParisPulaski
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $21,109 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | 76% | $12,415 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $16,418 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $20,181 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $17,732 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 55% | $18,418 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $19,950 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $19,651 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $20,297 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | Crossville | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $18,949 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | Crump | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $9,355 |
| William R Moore College of Technology | Memphis | non-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $13,540 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | non-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $17,685 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | non-profit | 6 | not reported | $9,500 | 38% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 67% | $17,680 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $18,463 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $20,130 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | non-profit | 1 | not reported | $9,500 | 47% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $14,677 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.